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Researchers find drug to correct gene defect that causes immune-driven gut
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
California [US], September 30 (ANI): A team of researchers found that the drug tofacitinib, also called Xeljanz and approved by the FDA to treat rheumatoid arthritis and ulcerative colitis, can repair permeability defects in the intestine.
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Study focuses on discovery of cells that heal cardiac damage after infarct
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Pamplona [Spain], September 29 (ANI): Researchers have led an international study identifying the cardiac cells responsible for repairing the damage to the heart after infarction. These "restorative" cells are a subpopulation of cardiac fibroblasts that play a fundamental role in the creati
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Scientists precisely measure total amount of matter in the universe
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California [US], September 28 (ANI): A top goal in cosmology is to precisely measure the total amount of matter in the universe, a daunting exercise for even the most mathematically proficient. A team led by scientists at the University of California, Riverside, has now done just that.
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Newer Type 2 diabetes medications have heart and kidney disease benefits,
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Washington [US], September 28 (ANI): Two newer groups of medications prescribed primarily for Type 2 diabetes treatment (SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists) could significantly reduce risks associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and heart disease.
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Life support option helped majority of critically ill COVID-19 patients su
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Washington [US], September 27 (ANI): According to a new international study, the life-support option known as ECMO appears to be saving lives for many of the critically ill COVID-19 patients.
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Scientists create highly detailed map of human heart for personalised card
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Washington [US], September 27 (ANI): To understand how it functions and to shed light on what goes awry in cardiovascular disease, scientists have created a detailed cellular and molecular map of the healthy heart.
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A cheaper, faster COVID-19 test
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Stockholm [Sweden], September 27 (ANI): A method for fast, cheap, yet accurate testing for COVID-19 infection has been developed by a team of researchers. The method simplifies and frees the testing from expensive reaction steps, enabling upscaling of the diagnostics.
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Obese people are more prone to rheumatoid arthritis risk, finds genetic an
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Stockholm [Sweden], September 26 (ANI): With the help of genetic analysis, researchers have found a link between obesity-related genes and rheumatoid arthritis.
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Stroke alarm clock may streamline, accelerate time-sensitive acute stroke
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Dallas [US], September 24 (ANI): A digital clock that sounds alarms signalling each step of acute stroke care at the hospital is a low-cost tool that helped doctors in Germany streamline and accelerate the time-sensitive process, according to new research.
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Researchers develop tool to inform users about their potential exposure to
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Washington [US], September 23 (ANI): A new, interactive tool created by Penn Medicine researchers allows community members and scientists to find out which toxins may be lurking in their drinking water as a result of fracking.
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Researchers develop cheaper, faster COVID-19 test
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], September 23 (ANI): A team of researchers has developed a method for fast, cheap, yet accurate testing for COVID-19 infection. The method simplifies and frees the testing from expensive reaction steps, enabling upscaling of the diagnostics.
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Researchers develop computer that predicts your thoughts, create images ba
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Helsinki [Finland], September 21 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Helsinki have developed a technique in which a computer model visual perception by monitoring human brain signals. In a way, it is as if the computer tries to imagine what a human is thinking about.
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